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EWU LIBRARIES | DIGITAL COLLECTIONS The JFK Library of Eastern Washington University welcomes you to its Digital Collections. We currently have seven publicly available collections that highlight the history of people and places of Eastern Washington University and the Eastern Washington region. We will be continually adding new images to the existing digital collections as well as adding more digital collections.
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EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HISTORY |
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EWU Buildings and Grounds |
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 Photographs from a variety of sources show campus buildings, facilities and environs spanning nearly 125 years from the Benjamin P. Cheney Academy building of 1882 to the Engineering and Technology building completed in 2005. Read More>
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EWU Student Life and Activities |
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 This collection documents student group activities on and adjoining the campus, including athletics, theatrical productions, clubs, parades, and impromptu social occasions dating from the 1890s to the present. Read More>
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EWU Individuals |
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 Students, faculty, administrators and staff have all contributed to the growth and development of Eastern Washington University. Portraits, both formal and informal, are highlighted in this collection received from a variety of sources. Read More>
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST HISTORY |
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Otis Willard Freeman Photograph Collection |
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 Dr. Otis W. Freeman (1889-1964) taught geology and geography at Eastern from 1924 through 1953. Dr. Freeman's photograph collection includes over 500 lantern slides, primarily images of the physical geography of the Pacific Northwest, which he used to illustrate his lectures. This is a representative selection from his collection. Read More>
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Pacific Railroad Survey Prints |
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 These illustrations, dating from the 1850s, were taken from Volume 12 of the 1860 War Department Reports of Explorations and Surveys, and are among the earliest published images of the geography and development of the Northwest. The reports examined the feasibility of railroad routes, but also contained extensive information about the geography, resources, Indian tribes, flora and fauna along each route. Read More>
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Historic Images of Cheney, WA |
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 Cheney, Washington, was named for Benjamin P. Cheney, a member of the Northern Pacific Railroad's Board of Directors. The town was located along the railroad right of way in 1880, and was briefly the county seat for Spokane County. Images from a variety of sources document the role of agriculture, transportation, and education in Cheney, as well as some of the city's small businesses. Read More>
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Communities of the Inland Northwest |
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 This collection includes historic images relating to the economic development, culture and daily life in the towns, cities, and other communities of the inland Northwest. This area roughly comprises Washington State east of the Cascade Mountains, as well as the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon, the Idaho panhandle, and the southern most part of British Columbia. Read More>
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Harold C. Whitehouse Ecclesiastical Architecture |
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 Harold C. Whitehouse (1884-1974) was a Spokane, Washington, architect who specialized in ecclesiastical work. This collection contains selected examples of churches and church fixtures designed by Whitehouse, including the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, Washington. Read More> | ||
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For more information about the collections, see About Archives & Special Collections.
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